Numbers 1:11

Numbers 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
• New International Version (NIV)from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
• English Standard Version (ESV)from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

Context of Numbers 1:11

9Zebulun: Eliab, the son of Helon. 10Ephraim (Joseph's son): Elishama, the son of Ammihud. Manasseh (Joseph's son): Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. Benjamin: Abidan, the son of Gideoni. 12Dan: Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai. 13Asher: Pagiel, the son of Ocran.

Numbers 1:11 word by word

לְבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• Abidanאֲבִידָן'ăbîydân · AbidanH27
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gideoniגִּדְעֹנִיgid‛ônîy · GideoniH1441

Cross-references for Numbers 1:11

• Numbers 2:22The tribe of Benjamin will be on the other side of Ephraim's camp. The leader of the tribe of Benjamin is Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
• Numbers 7:60On day 9, Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin brought his gift.
• Numbers 10:24And Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of Benjamin.

Commentaries on Numbers 1:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-16Verses 5-16 The princes of the tribes, selected Numbers 1:4 under divine direction, were for the most part the same persons as those chosen a few months previously at the counsel of Jethro Exodus 18:21-26. Nahshon, prince of Judah, is mentioned in Exodus 6:23, and Elishama, in 1 Chronicles 7:26-27. The peers of men like these were no doubt entitled, among their fellows, to the epithet “renowned,” Numbers 1:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-16those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army: This registration gathered more information than the earlier census (compare Exodus 38:26). These are the names of the men who are to assist you: Hebrew culture was tribal, centered around clans and families. They easily identified the tribal leaders, who appear again as a group in Numbers 7. Moses and Aaron did not include the tribe of Levi in this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-164-16. with you there shall be a man of every tribe, &c.--The social condition of the Israelites in the wilderness bore a close resemblance to that of the nomad tribes of the East in the present day. The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different branches of the tribe. The Israelites…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 1:11

• Gideoni
• Government
• Israel

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Commentaries on Numbers 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings